It's September! And in September everyone goes to school in one way or another. That's why we will dedicate this month to illustrators who draw textbooks. For this purpose, we contacted one of the largest publishing houses in the industry - Prosveta, to introduce its artists.
Antonia Mechkueva
Education:
2002-2003 - LA CAMBRE-Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels - Communication graphique - Brussels, Belgium
1996-2002 - National Academy of Arts, Poster and Visual Communication - Sofia, diploma thesis under Prof. Dimitar Trendafilov
1990-1995 - Art High School for Applied Arts, Sofia
Professional experience: Freelance artist in the field of graphic design, cover design, illustrations.
Exhibitions: During his studies at the Academy of Arts, he participated annually in the exhibitions of posters, typefaces and calligraphy for the specialty.
Awards:
Award from the competition for young artists "Europe-Bulgaria - traditions unite us", 2002
Scholarship of the Open Society Foundation, 1998-2001
1st and 3rd prizes for a postcard from the publishing house "Art of Tomorrow", 2001
1st prize for a postcard from the publishing house "Art of Tomorrow", 2002
Illustrated works: Educational series POP (English for kindergartens - Prosveta Publishing House); series of holiday notebooks Magic Summer (Prosveta Publishing House), educational series Hello New edition (English, grades 1-7, Prosveta Publishing House); NEMO series – mathematical adventures and journeys, 2-4th grade (BG Uchebnik publishing house), Bulgarian language textbooks, 5-7th grade (BG Uchebnik publishing house), covers for various publishers
Favorite illustrator: I prefer not to choose one, there are so many wonderful illustrators! Everyone is a planet, which one should I choose? Smart ones with a sense of humor always inspire me. Lyuba Haleva for example.
Favorite illustrated book? Again, different ones. From the illustrations of Sempé – because of their lightness, through Peter Sis – because of the deep construction of the images and delicate sensitivity, to the virtuoso madness in the illustrations and stories of Old farts, by Sorina Vazelina, which is now standing on my desk.
Which book do you dream of illustrating? Any topic for illustration can be desired. I had started illustrations for Alice, but they are not drawn, but made, it will take time, maybe I should continue.
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